Phare de Kéréon
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| Place: | Passage du Fromveur, France | |
| Location: | Finistère , Brittany , France | |
| Geographical location: | 48 ° 26 '14 " N , 5 ° 1' 32" W | |
| Height of tower base: | 6.3 m | |
| Fire carrier height : | 40.95 m | |
| Fire height : | 47.25 m | |
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| Identifier : | red and white flashes (2/1) in 24 seconds | |
| Scope knows: | 17 nm (31.5 km ) | |
| Scope red: | 7 nm (13 km ) | |
| Operating mode: | Halogen 180/70 W | |
| Function: | Orientation fire | |
| Operating time: | 1916 | |
Phare de Kéréon is the name of a lighthouse that was built on the rock "Men-Tensel" ( Breton : grumpy rock) between the islands of Molène and Ouessant . It marks the “Passage du Fromveur”, which leads into the Iroise . Its range is 17 nautical miles for its white light sector and 7 nautical miles for its red light sector.
Construction and operation
Construction of the tower, which was estimated at 585,000 francs (the final total cost was 941,000 francs), began in 1907. After its completion in 1916, the first beacon was put into operation. The originally installed mineral oil firing was replaced by an electric firing in 1972.
Kéréon was the last "tower of hell" (ie lighthouse built free-standing in the sea) on the Breton coast, which was permanently manned by a lighthouse keeper . It has been automated since 2004 and is no longer inhabited. It is steered from the Créac'h lighthouse on Ouessant .
Photos by Guichard
He became better known beyond the region through a series of pictures by the French photographer Jean Guichard published as a poster . The three well-known photos arranged side by side (“ triptych ”) show from left to right how the Phare de Kéréon is reached by an approaching, breaking wave, the spray envelops the lighthouse and finally splashes over its upper tip. According to information on Guichard's website, the pictures were taken on December 21, 1989. (Pictures: see web links)
See also
receipt
- ↑ Second and third image of the series of images on the Guichards website (accessed January 18, 2014)
Web links
- Entry of the lighthouse in the Inventaire général du patrimoine culturel (French list of officially recognized cultural heritage)
- Entry of the lighthouse on the pages of DIRM NAMO (Direction interrégionale de la mer Nord Atlantique - Manche Ouest)
- Guichards "triptych" of the lighthouse
- Phare du Kéréon under construction (1915)
- Interior view of the wood-paneled lighthouse room with lighthouse keeper (1989) ( page no longer available )
- Replacement of the lighthouse keeper with a "balloon" between tower and boat (1989) ( page no longer available )
- DDE Finistère: le phare de Kéréon
